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Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Elmwood Park.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Morris, NJ; Warren, NJ; Carbon, PA; Lehigh, PA; Monroe, PA; Northampton, PA
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 6:18PM EDT until July 14 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Lehighton, Northampton, East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Blairstown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Jim Thorpe, Slatington, Pen Argyl and Nesquehoning.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Bergen, NJ; Rockland, NY; Westchester, NY
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 6:10PM EDT until July 14 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Rockland County in southeastern New York... Central Westchester County in southeastern New York... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 610 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... New City, Ossining, Monsey, Nanuet, Ramsey, Tarrytown, Suffern, Nyack, Tappan, Pearl River, Hawthorne, Orangeburg, Upper Nyack, Spring Valley, Valley Cottage, Park Ridge, Airmont, Congers, Upper Saddle River and Chestnut Ridge.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Fairfield, CT; Bergen, NJ; Rockland, NY; Westchester, NY
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 6:00PM EDT until July 14 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

At 600 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Stamford, White Plains, Port Chester, Dobbs Ferry, Tappan, Greenwich, Harrison, Scarsdale, Norwood, River Vale, Rye Brook, Closter, Hastings-on-Hudson, Greenville, Irvington, Old Tappan, Hartsdale, Harrington Park, Northvale and Ardsley.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Bergen, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Orange, NY; Rockland, NY
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 5:53PM EDT until July 14 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Orange County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... West Milford, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Monroe, Warwick, Sloatsburg, Bloomingdale, Chester, Greenwood Lake, Pomona, Florida, Harriman, Upper Greenwood Lake, Kiryas Joel, Stony Point, Oakland, Wanaque, Woodbury, West Haverstraw and Mount Ivy.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Morris, NJ
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 5:47PM EDT until July 14 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Morristown, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Parsippany and Lake Telemark.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Middlesex, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 5:44PM EDT until July 14 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

At 544 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Watchung. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses. Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... New Brunswick, Morristown, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, East Brunswick, North Brunswick, Carteret, Madison, Middlesex, Florham Park and Bound Brook.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Union, NJ; Richmond, NY
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 5:42PM EDT until July 14 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 542 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Passaic, Bayonne, Wayne, Plainfield, Bloomfield, Hackensack, Linden, Orange, Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Summit, Lyndhurst, Millburn, Rutherford, Secaucus and Harrison.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Essex, NJ; Union, NJ
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 5:25PM EDT until July 14 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 525 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Newark, Elizabeth, Plainfield, Linden, Orange, Summit, Millburn, Caldwell, Clark, Fairfield, Union, East Orange, Irvington, West Orange, Montclair, Westfield, Livingston, Rahway, Maplewood and Scotch Plains.

Flash Flood Warning

Area
Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Warren, NJ; Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA; Northampton, PA
Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 5:25PM EDT until July 14 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Southeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Southern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Hackettstown, Wilson, Washington, Hellertown, Nazareth and High Bridge.

Flood Watch

Area
Northern Fairfield; Western Passaic; Eastern Passaic; Hudson; Western Bergen; Eastern Bergen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; Western Union; Eastern Union; Orange; Putnam; Rockland; Northern Westchester
Flood Watch issued July 14 at 4:02PM EDT until July 15 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following area, Northern Fairfield, northeast New Jersey, including the following areas, Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Union, and Hudson, and southeast New York, including the following areas, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam and Rockland. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of urban, low lying, and flood prone locations, as well as along rivers, creeks, and streams. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Numerous showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain are expected late this afternoon and this evening. Widespread rainfall of 1 to 3 inches and localized rainfall totals of up to 5 inches are possible, with rainfall rates of over 2 inches per hour possible. Much of this could fall in only 3 to 4 hours, causing scattered to numerous instances of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch

Area
Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Mercer; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Delaware; Philadelphia; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Flood Watch issued July 14 at 2:37PM EDT until July 15 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, including the following areas, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Warren and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Berks, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Widespread rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible, with localized amounts over 3 inches possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch

Area
New Castle; Kent; Queen Anne's; Talbot; Sussex; Western Monmouth; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Carbon; Monroe
Flood Watch issued July 14 at 2:37PM EDT until July 15 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following area, New Castle, northeast Maryland, including the following areas, Kent MD, Queen Annes and Talbot, New Jersey, including the following areas, Camden, Gloucester, Northwestern Burlington, Salem, Sussex and Western Monmouth, and northeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Carbon and Monroe. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Widespread rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible, with localized amounts over 3 inches possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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